PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 95 p4p, 12 weight class) and Monte Zuma (ranked 519 p4p, 73 weight class). Phil Hellmuth Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Monte Zuma's chin.

Hellmuth Jr
vs
Zuma

188 cm
41
260 lbs
37 - 8 - 0

190 cm
35
255 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Freebok (85% Laundry)
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monte Zuma!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Zuma.
Hellmuth Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to clinch but Zuma is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Zuma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zuma throws a body shot but no joy.
Hellmuth Jr stuns Zuma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zuma misses with a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuma.
Zuma scores with a head kick.

It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr missing with a left hand there. Zuma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zuma with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hellmuth Jr's head.
Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr works Zuma's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Zuma misses.
Zuma throws a body punch but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Zuma can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zuma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Zuma controls the action.
Zuma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Zuma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zuma misses with the head strike.
Zuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zuma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuma blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Zuma with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellmuth Jr.
Zuma looks winded!
Zuma misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zuma.
Hellmuth Jr works on Zuma's body with a couple of short punches.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Monte Zuma has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Zuma with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Zuma backwards.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr - that landed with a thud.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr is leaning against Zuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Zuma in his tracks for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr is leaning against Zuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Zuma shrugs off.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr lands an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Zuma's ribcage. Zuma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hellmuth Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth Jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellmuth Jr.

That has opened up Monte Zuma's cut even more.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Zuma with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Zuma takes an elbow to the forehead.

Zuma is rocked!

The cut above Monte Zuma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clinched against the cage, Hellmuth Jr lands a big elbow that drops Zuma! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Zuma is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.